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Serious A606 crash in Rutland on 13 March 1999 at 21:00 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on the A606 in Rutland at 21:00 on Saturday 13 March 1999. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Mar 1999
Saturday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Toyota Corolla
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.70463, longitude -0.79375, in the LE15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rutland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999339902065
Council area
Rutland
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
606
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 January 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1999339902065 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rutland road accident statistics for 1999.